Name: Sam Tierney
Nationality: England
Date of Birth: October 8, 1998
Position: Midfielder
Current club: Leicester City
Women's Super League clubs played for: Doncaster Belles, Leicester City
Sam Tierney is a midfielder at Leicester City who has played in the vast majority of their Women's Super League matches in 2025/2026, making 21 appearances overall and playing 1,857 minutes. She has been selected in the starting XI in all 21 of these appearances across their 22 fixtures.
The last time that Tierney featured in the league came on May 16 for Leicester City versus Everton; a game that she played 90 minutes in during a 1-0 loss. In total, the midfielder has scored one Women's Super League goal this term, and chipped in with one assist. She has amassed seven yellow cards, tied for the most in the league this season.
She opened her account for the campaign against Tottenham Hotspur on September 28, scoring during a 2-1 loss.
In last season's Women's Super League, Tierney played in 18 games for Leicester City, scored one goal and provided one assist.
Tierney switched to Leicester City in July 2020 from Sheffield United, for whom she made 30 league appearances in total.
